For certain one-shot hooks we'd like to optimistically run them, and
not complain if they don't exist.
This was already supported by the underlying hook.c library, but had
not been exposed via "git hook run". The command version of this will
be used by send-email in a subsequent commit.
Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/git-hook.txt | 10 +++++++++-
builtin/hook.c | 8 ++++++--
t/t1800-hook.sh | 5 +++++
3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-hook.txt b/Documentation/git-hook.txt
index e39b1b5d069..77c3a8ad909 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-hook.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-hook.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-hook - Run git hooks
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git hook' run <hook-name> [-- <hook-args>]
+'git hook' run [--ignore-missing] <hook-name> [-- <hook-args>]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ Any positional arguments to the hook should be passed after a
mandatory `--` (or `--end-of-options`, see linkgit:gitcli[7]). See
linkgit:githooks[5] for arguments hooks might expect (if any).
+OPTIONS
+-------
+
+--ignore-missing::
+ Ignore any missing hook by quietly returning zero. Used for
+ tools that want to do a blind one-shot run of a hook that may
+ or may not be present.
+
SEE ALSO
--------
linkgit:githooks[5]
diff --git a/builtin/hook.c b/builtin/hook.c
index 9b67ff50cef..54e5c6ec933 100644
--- a/builtin/hook.c
+++ b/builtin/hook.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
#include "strvec.h"
#define BUILTIN_HOOK_RUN_USAGE \
- N_("git hook run <hook-name> [-- <hook-args>]")
+ N_("git hook run [--ignore-missing] <hook-name> [-- <hook-args>]")
static const char * const builtin_hook_usage[] = {
BUILTIN_HOOK_RUN_USAGE,
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ static int run(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
{
int i;
struct run_hooks_opt opt = RUN_HOOKS_OPT_INIT;
+ int ignore_missing = 0;
const char *hook_name;
struct option run_options[] = {
+ OPT_BOOL(0, "ignore-missing", &ignore_missing,
+ N_("silently ignore missing requested <hook-name>")),
OPT_END(),
};
int ret;
@@ -52,7 +55,8 @@ static int run(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
hook_name = argv[0];
- opt.error_if_missing = 1;
+ if (!ignore_missing)
+ opt.error_if_missing = 1;
ret = run_hooks_opt(hook_name, &opt);
if (ret < 0) /* error() return */
ret = 1;
diff --git a/t/t1800-hook.sh b/t/t1800-hook.sh
index 3aea1b105f0..29718aa9913 100755
--- a/t/t1800-hook.sh
+++ b/t/t1800-hook.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ test_expect_success 'git hook run: nonexistent hook' '
test_cmp stderr.expect stderr.actual
'
+test_expect_success 'git hook run: nonexistent hook with --ignore-missing' '
+ git hook run --ignore-missing does-not-exist 2>stderr.actual &&
+ test_must_be_empty stderr.actual
+'
+
test_expect_success 'git hook run: basic' '
write_script .git/hooks/test-hook <<-EOF &&
echo Test hook
--
2.33.1.1570.g069344fdd45
